Top 10 Hollywood Movies of All Time that You Must See
What can Hollywood remind you of? Of course movies! Gathering the top-rated film production companies all over the world, Hollywood has been recognized as the symbol of America movie industry. With the development about one century, Hollywood movies achieve big success worldwide and bring us a large number of notable works. And here, we list top 10 best Hollywood movies of all time which you shouldn't miss in life.
All Time Must-Watch Hollywood Movies – Top 10
What're standards for a great movie, box office, winning awards or just the one which touches our hearts? The answers are various. Well, we consider every factor and refer to reviews of the public, film critics & ranking on the popular movie sites (e.g. IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes) to compile the following list of top 10 Hollywood movies of all time.
No. 1 - The Godfather (1972)
- Average Rating: 9.4/10
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Production Companies: Paramount Pictures | Alfran Productions
- Release Date: 24 March 1972 in theater | 9 October 2001 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Crime | Drama | R
- Box Office: $245,066,411 (Worldwide)
Movie Info: The Godfather is viewed as one of the best Hollywood movies ever made. It received 3 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium of 45th Academy Awards among 10 nominations. Based on the same name novel, it introduces stories happened on a mafia family. Michael, the youngest son of Vito Corleone who is head of the powerful Italian-America crime family, is eager to live a normal life. But the sharp conflict between his father and the drug baron Virgil Sollozzo and a series of unfortunate events involve Michael into family business deeper and deeper.
No.2 - The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Average Rating: 9.3/10
- Director: Frank Darabont
- Production Companies: Castle Rock Entertainment
- Release Date: 23 September 1994 in theater | 27 January 1998 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Crime | Drama | R
- Box Office: $28,341,469 (Domestic Total Gross)
Movie Info: Andy Dufresne is put into Shawshank prison for murdering his wife and her lover. In prison, Andy becomes a friend of the longtime convict Red and plans to make his escape. Although The Shawshank Redemption runs into disappointment on box office, it wins various praises for the story and acting and receives 7 Oscar nominations. And, the words from Andy to Red "Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies" will never fade away.
No.3 – The Dark Knight (2008)
- Average Rating: 9/10
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Production Companies: Warner Bros. | Legendary Pictures | Syncopy | DC Comics
- Release Date: 18 July 2008 in theater | 9 December 2008 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Action | Crime | Drama | PG-13
- Box Office: $1,004,558,444 (Worldwide)
Movie Info: The Dark Knight is the second installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman film trilogy. A mysterious and atrocious criminal Joker breaks the peace of Gotham maintained by Batman, Lieutenant Jim Gordon and the new district attorney Harvey Dent. The new wave of chaos forces Batman to stop joker. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, The Dark Knight is considered as one of the best superhero films ever. It wins 2 Oscars, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Achievement in Sound Editing among 8 nominations.
No.4 – Schindler's List (1993)
- Average Rating: 8.9/10
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Production Companies: Universal Pictures | Amblin Entertainment
- Release Date: 15 December 1993 in theater | 9 March 2004 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Biography | Drama | History | R
- Box Office: $321,306,305 (Worldwide)
No.5 – Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Average Rating: 8.8/10
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- Production Companies: Miramax | A Band Apart | Jersey Films
- Release Date: 14 October 1994 in theater | 19 May 1998 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Crime | Drama | R
- Box Office: $213,928,762 (Worldwide)
Movie Info: A series of separated but intersecting short crime stories make up this black comedy film. Quite different from other great movies from Hollywood industry, Pulp Fiction focuses on nobodies. Its stylized nonlinear storyline, ironic and humorous languages make profound impression to movie buffs most of whom consider Pulp Fiction is the most influential movie of 1990s. It was nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Tarantino and Avary finally won the Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen award.
No.6 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Average Rating: 8.7/10
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Production Companies: New Line Cinema | WingNut Films | The Saul Zaentz Company
- Release Date: 17 December 2003 in theater | 5 May 2004 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Adventure | Fantasy | PG-13
- Box Office: $1,119,929,521 (Worldwide)
Movie Info: The Lord of the Rings trilogy goes to the final. Battle against the Dark Lord Sauron reaches its climax. Gandalf and King Theoden unite their forces to defend Gondor's capital Minas Tirith. With the help of Legolas and Gimli, Aragorn finally defeats the Dark Sauron to reclaim the throne of Gondor. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam continue journey to Mount Doom for destroying the ring. Not only achieving a pretty high grossing, this top Hollywood movie enjoys great critical success and wins all 11 nominated Oscars.
No.7 - Inception (2010)
- Average Rating: 8.6/10
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Production Companies: Warner Bros. | Legendary Pictures | Syncopy
- Release Date: 16 July 2010 in theater | 7 December 2010 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Action | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller | PG-13
- Box Office: $825,532,764 (Worldwide)
Movie Info: Dom Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, has a rare skill to steal ideas secrets from the subconscious during the dream, which makes him be hunted all over the world. Cobb obtains the chance to erase his criminal story if he can plant the desired thought into the target's mind, a mission called Inception. Following The Dark Knight, Inception is another Nolan's film considered as one of top Hollywood movies and wins 4 Oscars for Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects.
No.8 – Forrest Gump (1994)
- Average Rating: 8.5/10
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
- Release Date: 6 July 1994 in theater | 28 August 2001 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Drama | Romance | PG-13
- Box Office: $677,945,399 (Worldwide)
No.9 - Fight Club (1999)
- Average Rating: 8.3/10
- Director: David Fincher
- Production Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures | Regency Enterprises | Linson Films
- Release Date: 15 October 1999 in theater | 6 June 2000 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Drama | R
- Box Office: $100,853,753 (Worldwide)
Movie Info: A young man suffering from insomnia occasionally becomes friend and roommate of a soap salesman who drags our narrator into an underground fight club. Along with expansion of the club, things are out of control. Fight Club is seemingly a minor failure at the beginning for a little upset box office and controversial reviews on violence and morality, but soon recognized as a great cult film and obtain a commercial success with DVD release. It wins Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing award of Academy Awards 2010.
No.10 - Titanic (1997)
- Average Rating: 8/10
- Director: James Cameron
- Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Film | Paramount Pictures | Lightstorm Entertainment
- Release Date: 19 December 1997 in theater | 10 September 2012 on DVD
- Genres & Rated: Drama | Romance | PG-13
- Box Office: $2,186,772,302 (Worldwide, grossing of 3D version released on 4 April 2012 included)
Movie Info: The 101 year old woman Rose DeWitt Bukater reminds of the sinking of R.M.S Titanic on 10 April 1912. The 17-year-old young girl boards Titanic and falls in love with the poor artist Jack Dawson. Tragically, disaster is arriving...Titanic is the most commercially successful film among all top 10 best Hollywood movies, becoming the second highest-grossing film of all time following Avatar. It is also the biggest winner of Academy Awards 1998, receiving 11 awards, Best Picture, Best Director and more.
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